Ger FitzGerald (hurler)

Ger FitzGerald
Personal information
Irish name Gearoid Mac Gearailt
Sport Hurling
Position Right corner-forward
Born (1964-04-24) 24 April 1964 (age 60)
Midleton, County Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation Construction equipment supplier
Club(s)
Years Club Apps (scores)
1983-1996
Midleton 49 (21-88)
Club titles
Cork titles 4
Munster titles 2
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1984–1993
Cork 22 (11-22)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 2
NHL 1
All Stars 0
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Ger FitzGerald (born 24 April 1964) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-forward for the Cork senior team.[1][2]

Born in Midleton, County Cork, Fitzgerald first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he first linked up with the Cork under-21 team. He made his senior debut during the 1983–84 league. Fitzgerald later became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won two All-Ireland medals and three Munster medals. He won a national league medal in 1993. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, FitzGerald won a Railway Cup medal in 1992. At club level he is a one-time All-Ireland medallist with Midleton. In addition to this he has also won two Munster medals and four championship medals. Throughout his career FitzGerald made 16 championship appearances. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1993 championship.

In retirement from playing FitzGerald became involved in team management and coaching. As well as involvement with several club teams he has also served as either manager of selector with the Cork minor, under-21 and senior teams.

  1. ^ Morrison, Tom (3 July 1992). "Ger Fitzgerald of Midleton and Cork fame". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Where are they now? Ger Fitzgerald". Irish Independent. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2015.